Janette O'Neill, Chief Sustainability Officer, PwC Australia

Janette is a partner at PwC focused on supporting clients on sustainability strategy & implementation. Janette draws on over 28 years’ experience in sustainability, strategy, and people & culture to provide the support and guidance clients need to identify, prioritise and address often complex and interconnected sustainability issues and deliver on their sustainability objectives.

Janette is also the Chief Sustainability Officer for PwC Australia. As CSO, Janette has the day to day responsibility for the firm’s sustainability agenda. She leads a team that develops and implements the Firm’s approach to sustainability including the management of associated governance, strategy and targets, business integration, performance monitoring, engagement, learning and reporting.

Janette started her career as a strategy consultant with Andersen Consulting before moving into sustainability consulting with PwC UK. She has since worked in management positions in banking and energy before most recently working with QBE in both sustainability and People & Culture.

Janette is a member of the AICD Reporting Committee and has a number of governance roles with not-for-profit organisations including Accounting for Sustainability, the Arise Leadership Circle and the Shared Value Leadership Council.